About This Project

Check the Charts is an educational web app that teaches critical thinking about economic data through interactive exploration of trends since 1971.

Unlike sites that present charts with a single implied cause, we show multi-causal analysis, verified sources, and competing interpretations — so you can form your own conclusions.

Mission

Turn viral chart propaganda into a teaching moment for statistical literacy. Complex economic phenomena rarely have single causes, and intellectual honesty requires acknowledging uncertainty and considering alternative explanations.

What We're NOT

Another Bitcoin marketing site
A pro-gold-standard propaganda tool
A simple chart gallery without context
A political advocacy platform

What We ARE

A critical thinking teaching tool
An example of honest data journalism
A resource for educators and students
A demonstration of multi-causal analysis

Built by

Made by jerrysoer and Claude.

Data Sources

Every chart is backed by publicly verifiable data. Our primary sources include:

FRED (Federal Reserve)

Economic time series data

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment, wages, CPI

Economic Policy Institute

Wage and inequality data

US Census Bureau

Income, housing, demographics

Congressional Budget Office

Budget and economic projections

World Inequality Database

Global wealth distribution

Learn More

Want to dig deeper into data literacy and critical thinking about economics?

Gapminder — Fighting misconceptions with data
Our World in Data — Research and data on global problems
Slow Boring — Data-driven policy analysis
FiveThirtyEight — Statistical journalism

Open Source

This project is released under the MIT License. No ads, no paywall — this is a public service educational project. Contributions are welcome on GitHub.

Explore the Charts